Is STRIDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STRIDES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STRIDES mean?
Strides is a form of STRIDE.
- noun
a step in walking or running
- noun
the distance covered by a step
“he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig”
- noun
significant progress (especially in the phrase `make strides')
“they made big strides in productivity”
- verb
walk with long steps
“He strode confidently across the hall”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
8
Scrabble
8
Words With Friends
7
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 8 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for STRIDES
STRIDES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of STRIDES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from STRIDES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dissert8
- deists7
- desist7
- direst7
- driest7
- resids7
- stride7
- resist6
- resits6
- sister6
- deist6
- desis6
- diets6
- dirts6
- dites6
- dress6
- drest6
- dries6
- edits6
- resid6
- rides6
- sides6
- sired6
- sited6
- stied6
- tides6
- tired6
- tried6
- resit5
- rests5
- rises5
- rites5
- sires5
- sites5
- sties5
- stirs5
- tiers5
- tires5
- tress5
- tries5
- desi5
- dies5
- diet5
- dire5
- dirt5
- diss5
- dite5
- dits5
- edit5
- ides5
- ired5
- reds5
- ride5
- rids5
- side5
- teds5
- tide5
- tied5
- erst4
- ests4
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